Canada wins nine medals at ISU Short Track World Tour in Montreal
Canada excelled at the ISU Short Track World Tour in Montreal, winning nine medals, including two golds, six silvers, and a bronze. Félix Roussel and Courtney Sarault each claimed three medals, showcasing Canada’s strength in both individual events and relays. The performance marked an improvement from the previous event in Vancouver.
Canada delivered its strongest performance of the young ISU Short Track World Tour season in Montreal, collecting nine medals across two days of competition at Maurice Richard Arena.
The Canadian Ice Maples finished the second stop of the circuit with two gold, six silver and one bronze medal, improving on their five-medal performance at the season opener in Vancouver.
Félix Roussel and Courtney Sarault led the Canadian contingent with three medals each, while the men’s 5000m relay team closed the weekend with a gold-medal performance.
Six Canadian skaters contributed to the medal haul, with five reaching the podium more than once.
Félix Roussel leads Canada’s medal haul in Montreal
Roussel emerged as one of the weekend’s leading performers, winning two gold medals and a silver across individual and team events.
The Canadian opened Saturday with victory in the men’s 500m, sharing the podium with teammate Maxime Laoun, who finished second. The double podium gave Canada an early boost and established the momentum that carried through the remainder of the competition.
Roussel also earned silver in the men’s 1500m, an improvement from his performance at the Vancouver stop, where he finished two positions outside the podium.
His third medal came in Sunday’s men’s 5000m relay, where he joined Steven Dubois, Mathieu Pelletier and Laoun to secure Canada’s second gold of the weekend.
The quartet completed the race in 6:59.33, finishing approximately two seconds ahead of China.
The victory capped a productive weekend for Canada’s men’s team, which also celebrated an individual breakthrough from Pelletier.
Competing in the men’s 1000m, Pelletier claimed silver for the first individual distance medal of his ISU Short Track World Tour career.
With Roussel, Laoun and Pelletier all earning individual podium finishes, Canada demonstrated its depth across several distances before adding the relay title.
Courtney Sarault earns three medals as Canadian women shine
Sarault, the reigning ISU Crystal Globe winner, continued her strong start to the World Tour season with three podium finishes in Montreal.
She opened her weekend with silver in the women’s 1000m on Saturday before returning to the podium in Sunday’s 500m, where she finished third behind fellow Canadian Danaé Blais.
Blais claimed silver in the 500m, giving Canada another double podium and adding to the team’s growing medal total.
Sarault’s third medal came in the mixed relay, where she teamed up with Blais, Laoun and Roussel.
The Canadian quartet completed the race in 2:37.37 to earn silver behind the Netherlands, adding another team medal to Canada’s weekend.
For Sarault, the results extended her consistency across individual distances and relay competition. Her three medals matched Roussel for the most by a Canadian athlete at the Montreal stop.
The women’s 500m also highlighted the strength of Canada’s lineup, with Blais and Sarault securing two places on the podium in the same event.
Ice Maples build on Vancouver performance
Canada entered Montreal following a five-medal showing at the opening World Tour stop in Vancouver.
The second event provided an immediate improvement, with the Ice Maples increasing their total to nine medals and earning podium finishes across individual races and relays.
The men’s 500m and women’s 500m both produced double podiums, while the mixed relay silver and men’s 5000m relay gold demonstrated the team’s ability to compete in events requiring coordinated performances.
Roussel’s three-medal weekend was particularly significant after his near miss in the 1500m at Vancouver. His results in Montreal included two titles and another individual podium finish.
Sarault also maintained her place among Canada’s leading competitors, contributing to three medals across different events.
Pelletier’s first individual World Tour medal added another important result, while Dubois played a role in securing the men’s relay victory.
Across the two-day competition, Canada’s six medal-winning athletes combined for nine podium finishes, including seven individual medals and two relay medals.
The performance gives the Ice Maples a strong start through the opening two stops of the ISU Short Track World Tour, with the Montreal results highlighting the depth of Canada’s short track program in both individual and team competition.
